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The exhibit on the Emancipation Proclamation is seen at the National Museum of American History, which is the temporary home of the African American Museum in Washington, D.C.
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The exhibit on the Emancipation Proclamation is seen at the National Museum of American History, which is the temporary home of the African American Museum in Washington, D.C/
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Founding Director of NMAAHC Lonnie G. Bunch III poses at a exhibit on the Emancipation Proclamation at the National Museum of American History, which is the temporary home of the African American Museum in Washington, D.C.
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The exhibit on the Emancipation Proclamation is seen at the National Museum of American History, which is the temporary home of the African American Museum in Washington, D.C.
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A Sibley tent is on display at a exhibit on the Emancipation Proclamation at the National Museum of American History, which is the temporary home of the African American Museum in Washington, D.C.
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A reading copy of the Emancipation Proclamation is on display at a exhibit on the Emancipation Proclamation at the National Museum of American History, which is the temporary home of the African American Museum in Washington, D.C.
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The exhibit on the Emancipation Proclamation is seen at the National Museum of American History, which is the temporary home of the African American Museum in Washington, D.C.
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The exhibit on the Emancipation Proclamation is seen at the National Museum of American History, which is the temporary home of the African American Museum in Washington, D.C.
Abaca Press/MCT

The exhibit on the Emancipation Proclamation is seen at the National Museum of American History, which is the temporary home of the African American Museum in Washington, D.C.
Abaca Press/MCT

The exhibit on the Emancipation Proclamation is seen at the National Museum of American History, which is the temporary home of the African American Museum in Washington, D.C
Abaca Press/MCT

The exhibit on the Emancipation Proclamation is seen at the National Museum of American History, which is the temporary home of the African American Museum in Washington, D.C.
Abaca Press/MCT